Title :
Wideband scanning small linear arrays in presence of mutual coupling
Author :
Khan, Adnan Ahmed ; Brown, Anthony K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Abstract :
This reported work concerns the wideband performance of small linear uniformly spaced arrays in the presence of mutual coupling when used in beam scanning applications. Optimum pattern bandwidth performance is obtained by implementing a particle swarm optimiser with Schelkunoff´s unit circle approach. Performance comparison has been made with a conventional Taylor distribution.
Keywords :
antenna arrays; broadband antennas; particle swarm optimisation; Schelkunoff unit circle method; Taylor distribution; beam scanning application; mutual coupling; particle swarm optimiser; small linear uniformly spaced arrays; wideband antenna arrays; wideband scanning;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2010.0140
